California · 2026 pay · 146 people
How much does a speech pathologist make in California?
$102,688typical pay for a speech pathologist in 2026
$65,000 – $139,115what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2025 or 2026). Typical pay fell 1.3% from the same employers' year before.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- LA County Auditor-Controller · lacounty.gov ↗
- SF Controller's Office · sf.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- San Mateo County · smcgov.org ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where speech pathologists work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
- University of California, San Francisco33 people$95,215
- Los Angeles County27 people$127,890
- San Francisco15 people$123,679
- Palomar Health District13 people$100,785
- Alameda Health System13 people$147,918
- Washington Township Health Care District11 people$45,182
- Kaweah Delta Health Care District8 people$91,874
- Tri-City Healthcare District6 people$97,562
- Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare District5 people$56,038
- Monterey County5 people$68,900
- San Mateo County4 people$30,909
- Department of Veterans Affairs3 people$94,154
- Contra Costa County2 people$142,341
- California Correctional Health Care Services1 person$21,678
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Speech Pathologist 15 people$76,747
- Speech Pathologist64 people$95,956
- Speech Pathologist 228 people$101,043
- Speech Pathologist I12 people$122,396
- Speech Pathologist II34 people$139,261
Highest-paid speech pathologists, 2026
- 1Allison LeeSpeech Pathologist · San Francisco$335,739
- 2Ivan J GarciaSpeech Pathologist II · Los Angeles County$220,837
- 3Carlene M YonemoriSpeech Pathologist II · Los Angeles County$199,082
- 4Catherine BeierSpeech Pathologist · San Francisco$186,955
- 5Lane EntrekinSpeech Pathologist · San Francisco$177,726
Common questions
How much does a speech pathologist make in California?
The typical speech pathologist was paid $102,688 in 2026; most earned between $65,000 and $139,115. This counts all 146 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.4% of all pay for speech pathologists in 2026.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Speech Pathologist, at any level (for example "Speech Pathologist 1"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this